The dramatic events of the year 842 BCE had tremendous consequences for Damascus, Israel and Judah, as they were also the beginning of a new and different era: in Damascus, Hazael had ascended to the throne in a rebellion against Hadadezer, in Israel Jehu ascended to the throne, and destroyed the Omride Dynasty in a violent rebellion, which also included the elimination of many members of the Jerusalemite royal family. The sharp change in Judah was completed by Athaliah, who ascended to the throne in Jerusalem with a massive and nearly complete elimination of the House of David.